Friday, June 19, 2015

Teen Review: The Candymakers by Wendy Mass

Many
people dream of being a singer or an artist or an astronaut, but I doubt you've
dreamt about growing up to be an inventor of the world's most popular candy.
One of the main characters in Wendy Mass's The Candymakers, however,
does have this dream. The Candymakers
follows four kids, Logan, Miles, Daisy, and Philip, who enter a candy-making
contest at the "Life is Sweet" candy factory. As the story
progresses, you learn that the four kids' stories are more connected than you
might think

I'll admit
that that summary sounded cheesy, but this is an incredible book. The
book is well written, well thought out, and it has an intriguing plot. The
first interesting thing about this book is the way it is written. As mentioned
above, it follows four kids who enter a candy contest. The number of main
characters would lead one to expect that the book would be written in third
person omniscient, but it is written in third person limited, switching
characters each section of the book. Each new section follows a different
contestant, and each one starts back at the beginning of the story, then
proceeds to move ahead of the last account by a very small amount of time. This
style of writing both builds suspense and causes the reader to get to know all
of the characters quite well.

The plot to
this book is also well thought out and very interesting. The writing makes
candy-making a very exciting affair, and creates the environment of a colorful
and cheerful candy factory. The book makes its readers feel surprisingly happy
to be reading about the process of candy-making.

Finally, the
plot twists in the book are superb. Of course, I would not give away the plot
of a book in a review, but I think it's worth mentioning that the plot turns in
an unexpected direction. And it's not the kind of plot twist that you can
predict now that you're aware of its existence. The plot really changes and it
takes you on an intriguing journey of revealing connections between characters
and events.

In
conclusion, The Candymakers is an excellent book to read if you are
looking for an interesting story or a well written novel. I can definitely say
that reading it gave me great pleasure.

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